Installing MythTV

Binary packages are available for a variety of platforms if you would like to forgo compiling MythTV from source and just get down to business recording TV.

There are also various MythTV specific distributions if you plan to build a dedicated appliance(s).

Distributions

Mythbuntu

Mythbuntu is a MythTV and Ubuntu-based distribution focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV based PVR system. It can be used to prepare a standalone system or for integration with an existing MythTV network.

LinHES (Formerly known as KnoppMyth) includes MythTV and all its official plugins. In addition, LinHES includes Apache, NFS, Samba, and various other daemons. Everything one needs to easily setup a power home entertainment system is included.

Packages

Fedora
Red Hat
CentOS

There are MythTV packages for Fedora available from both RPM Fusion and ATRPMs. These repositories are not compatible with each other, so you'll have to take your pick between them. Jarod's Fedora Guide is available for anyone interested in step by step instructions.

MythTV is available through apt. See the Ubuntu Community Documentation for more information. Daily snapshots for both the stable release (-fixes) and development (-trunk) are available via the Mythbuntu Autobuilds for current releases of Ubuntu & Mythbuntu.